Case Study Analysis of Jack

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CASE STUDY ANALYSIS OF JACK
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1CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
Follow up diagnosis and assessments are an important aspect of cancer care treatment. In
this case study, Jack (63) had undergone surgery for his left-sided colon cancer and admitted to
healthcare facility where I am assigned with the care responsibility of the patient. Upon receiving
the handover I witnessed the high blood glucose level and dropped blood pressure for the patient.
However, the patient also reported pain in his abdomen and fatigue. Therefore, I would conduct
several physical assessments and would ask the patient few questions related to his diet,
lifestyle and addictions so that I could connect them to assess the chances of cancer
recurrence, as Steeleet al. (2015, p. 721-722) mentions that colon cancers has higher rate of
recurrence after 3 to 5 years of surgery. I will conduct physical examination by feeling his
lymph nodes, in his chest, pelvis and abdomen, assessing his lungs, feeling his abdomen and
conducting the digital rectal examination (Van Cutsem, et al., 2016, p. 1395). Further, with
the permission of medical officer, I would conduct CT scan to locate the cancer in the lymph
nodes of chest and abdomen, lungs and liver of the patient. Further, I would also conduct
carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and would propose it to be done every 6 months so that
recurrence of cancer could be located (Van Cutsem, et al., 2014, p. 1390).
The immediate problems of jack have already been observed through his dropped blood
pressure and his elevated blood sugar level. However as per Stellee al. (2015, p. 720), the
immediate complication of colon cancer surgery could be diarrhea and constipation due to which
patients could feel fatigue and nausea. However, it was also seen that due to removal of the left
side of the colon, perforation of the colon occurs due to which excessive bleeding occurs.
Further, through the research of Schafer et al. (2015), it was seen that due to colon cancer
surgery, body extensively decreases the absorption of calcium and Vitamin D and hence, it could
exert short term complication in the patient’s body by making him prone to arthritis and